used to refer to an area of land when you are mentioning its natural features, for example, if it is rough, flat, etc.地形；地势；地带- difficult/rough/mountainous terrain困难/崎//山区
- They walked for miles across steep and inhospitable terrain.他们在陡峭而荒凉的地形上走了几英里。
Synonyms countrycountry乡村- landscape
- countryside
- terrain
- land
- scenery
These are all words for areas away from towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms.- country (often the country) an area that is away from towns and cities, especially one with particular natural features:（常作 the country）尤指具有自然特征的乡下、乡村：
- She lives in the country.她住在乡下。
- an area of wooded country树木覆盖的乡村地区
- landscape everything that you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country:
- This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.这种林地与田野的格局是典型的英格兰乡村景色。
- countryside land outside towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms. 指乡村、农村Countryside is usually used when you are talking about the beauty or peacefulness of a country area: a little village in the French countryside.
- terrain (formal) land. 指地带、土地Terrain is used when you are describing the natural features of an area, for example if it is rough, flat, etc: The truck bumped its way over the rough terrain.
- land (usually the land) the countryside; the way people live in the country as opposed to in towns and cities:（通常作 the land）指与城镇相对的农村、农村生活方式：
- Many younger people are leaving the land to find work in the cities.许多较年轻的人陆续离开农村到城市去找工作。
- scenery the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, especially when these are attractive to look at:
- We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery.我们在山口停下来欣赏风景。
Patterns- mountainous/mountain/wild/rugged country/landscape/countryside/terrain/scenery
- beautiful/glorious/dramatic country/landscape/countryside/scenery
- open country/landscape/countryside/terrain/land
- rolling country/landscape/countryside
- to protect the landscape/countryside/land
see also all-terrainExtra Examples- Tank warfare dominated campaigns in open terrain.开阔地带战役以坦克战为主。
- Make sure you have equipment that is suitable for the terrain.确保你有适合那种地形的装备。
- The truck bumped its way over the rough terrain.卡车在崎岖不平的地面上颠簸行进。
- local fighters who know the terrain熟悉地形的当地战士
Topics Geographyc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + terrainpreposition- across… terrain
- over… terrain
See full entry Word Originearly 18th cent. (denoting part of the training ground in a riding school): from French, from a popular Latin variant of Latin terrenum, neuter of terrenus from terra ‘earth’.